Apparatus for removing water film from heat transmitting walls



July 18, 1933. w sc 1,919,179

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WATER FILM FROM HEAT TRANSMITTING WALLS Filed NOV. 27, 1951 frtvenl'on Patented July 18, 1933 i UNITED ST S PATENT 1 we :2:

HANS .wir'xrsoii, or iaiinrin-oimii norrnnianns eEniviAivY APPARATUS FOR R MOVING WAT-nanny: FROM HEAT TBANSMITTINGUWALLS:

Application filed November 27, 1931, Seria1 N 0. 577,728, and in Germany December 18,1930.

In the chemical industry and I other industrial branches apparatusesand devices, such as driers, boilers, superheaters, pans with a heating jacket are employed to' which the steam or heating medium is supplied in various manners. I

In the known devices of this type the heat ing is carried out by supplying compressed steam into the vessel wall, for which pur-,

pose a steam jacket is mostly, arranged around a certain portion of the apparatus in question. In'these known devices the hot steam entering condenses on the Walls in a uniform water film, which renders diflicult v the transfer of heat. The thickness of this water film evidently increases towards the lowest point of the apparatus so that the transfer of the heat is particularlybad at the lowest points.

This bad transfer of heat in the known devicesIis avoided according to the invention in that nozzles are provided, throughwhichthe steam enters the heating jacket at a high speed whereby a favourable movement of the heating steam and at the same time an invention is, that it is possible to employ steam 7 tensive movement of the water filmis efalso for heating with the same apparatus fected. and the same'nozzles by suitably reversing.

In order to remove thewater. film, guide Consequently, it is possible toyadap'tthe ape bars are arranged according to the invention paratus to the-existing working conditions in in vertical direction, bevelled towards the ina short spaceof time. 1 ner vessel. The water film is thus forced by Anembodiment of the invention is illusthe high speed of the steam against thebars, trated by way of example'in the accompany,v v where drops are rapidlyformed and the ing'drawing inwhich: e water of condensation is thus rapidly con- Fig. 1 shows in verticalsection on the line ducted ofldfrom the heating walls. Conse- 11 of Fig. 2 a vessel with heating jacket 5 quently, by this arrangement, the water film and nozzles arranged in :the heating-,jacket. formed by the condensed steam is continu- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1. ally ledoif so that the heating wall has no Fig. 3 shows in side elevation; the handle longer a continuous water'film. The introfor adjusting a nozzle constructed at the duction of'the heating steam in the known;

arrangements was effect-ed without any positive guiding or inner circulation tubes with perforations were provided through "which the steam flowed to all sides of the steam jacket. By the arrangement of double flange nozzles, which are situated at certain heights and positions vertically superposed and juX- taposed in a certaindirection, an intensive movement in a predetermined direction is imparted to the heating steam or heating medium. The nozzles areradjustable and removable, andmoreover the ClITGClZIOIi Of flow in the individual nozzles can be made recogindicator being constructed at thesa'me time as a handle for any turning of the nozzlewhich may bis-necessary. The nozzles'-ar-, I ranged in difierent positions can also be turned in anydirection, so that the greatest I variety of manners ofiiow can be obtained inthe jacket, namely in the same, cross or counter dir-eotionto the direction of niove-,

ment of the stirring apparatus. if, for 'eX- ample, it-is desired to work only with the heating medium flowing in the same or oppo nozzles is mounted in a pipe adapted to be inserted from thetop, the apertures-,of these nozzles being all situated in a certain direction. A further important advantage. of the inportion of the vessel wall with guide bar,

Fig. 6 is a cross section through aInQzzlQ '9 arrangementwith rig d vertical feed tube.

The apparatus a which may be a; dryer,

by a separate heating j acket 5. Vertical rows of nozzles 0 arranged side byside in the outer boiler, superheater or the like, is surrounded 2 tion.

Wall of apparatus a extend into the heating Jacket 6. The nozzles are centered in a corncal tube d by means of annular flanges e and is and atter looseningthe screw conne tion' between the annular flanges and 7; can be ad1usted into another direction in the heat- .ing 1aclret. The flange Z having a handle 7 serving forturning each nozzle serves at the same time as direction indicator so that 1t is 'tion of the noszie 0.1 On the inner wall of the heating jacket which forinsthe wall of the apparatus a guidebars g are provided at different distances apart invertical direc- If the heating steam is introducedin the heating jacket through the individual nozzles, it imparts movement to the waterlihn forming particularly on the inner acket wail a, owing to its energy of flow and high speed. Whereas in former apparatuses without nozzles the steam speed only amounts on the average to onemeter per secont, the steam s eed can-be increased by the to ahov'esound speed so that. according-to the present day stateof science a considerably better heat transmission is obtained. As compared with these speeds the speed oi the steam in the older apparatuses may be described'as stagnant steam. By the arrangement of theyertical guide bars 9 a. resistance will be offered to the water filmi which is beinr aronelled. h Y

(D A I the steam and, oi ing to the edges of the guide bars being bevelled towards the inner wall of thejacket,the drop formation is facilitated by the adhesion occurring. This rapid drop ,for- .mation presents the advantage that the condensed steam can easilyflow oil on the guide bars so that no permanent water film can form because thesaine is immediately conducted off Apparatus for nozzles an arrangeinentniay be provided which feeds the steam into thej acketthrough a Vertical "tube/ i carrying nozzles c fixed thereon. In this arrangement it is'ililrewise possible to inject the steam in the same or the opposite direction to that win which; the stirring mechanism rotates.

Iclaim: m removing water film from heat transmitting walls of dryers, boilers, superheaters, vats and the like in which heating medium is introduced into a jacket by meansof nozzles, comprising in combination with the heating jacket, nozzlesextending into said jacket, flanges constructed directron indicators, on said nozzles outside said jackets, flanges connecting said nozzles to the outer wall of said jacket through the interinediaryot said indicatorflanges, adapted to be unscrewed to allow-of ad ustment of said 5 nozzles by means ofsaid indicator flanges and guide barsqon the inner wail in said jacket having inwardly bevelled edges adapted to cause a rapid drop formation on its inclined edges and continually remove the condensed water film caused by the steam I supplied through said nozzles. V v HANS WVILTSCH. 

